Glaverbel has production sites throughout Europe, from Spain to Russia, with 16 float plants & around 120 production units. Through its international network of agents, the Group has a commercial presence all over the world & employs around 16,300 people. Glaverbel is a leader in coated glass with 40y experience in the field, setting itself demanding R&D goals in order to produce the best coated glazing. Its coated glass products are no longer restricted to thermal use in buildings; the applications have extended to transportation vehicles (automotive glazings, railway glazings); solar energy capturing systems; appliances (oven doors, freezer front panels) & to display fields. Several technologies are used to coat glass, either on-line methods, spray pyrolysis or chemical vapour deposition techniques (CVD); or large area off-line methods. , among which the vacuum magnetron sputtering technique is popular. Asahi Glass group believes that these groups are not competing, but complimentary
